NEW YORK: The five hundred and ninety-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
The amenities at the five-acre Heritage Commons campus are a large community building which has a community room with kitchen, fireplace room, community shop, computer kiosks, lending library, and a waiting area for Dixon Readi-Ride and other transportation. The management and social services offices are on-site. Residents conduct a number of activities in the Community Room such as film showings and food distribution.
The outdoor amenities include a solar heated therapy pool, a large outdoor patio with tables, chairs and umbrellas for picnics, gatherings etc, raised bed garden boxes, outdoor exercise paths and generous open space and vistas.
Heritage Commons has photovoltaic solar panels on several of the building roofs. The electricity created from this system powers most of the electrical usage for the community building and all of the lighting for the parking lots and the outdoors.